Antivirus

Computers are everywhere now from a middle class home to sophisticated space centers. But in today's scenario one has to share information with others and it is achieved by networking computers. World's largest network community is nothing but internet. Just like good information is around there are also bad elements like virus and spy codes in the internet. One has to take enough precautions to protect the data in the System. This is easily possible with a special program called Antivirus. Once loaded Antivirus program resides in the memory of the system. It alerts the users on probable virus attacks in advance. The programs may also be used to remove the existing viruses in a already attacked system. Known Antivirus programs are McAfee, Norton, Symantec, AVG etc., Depending on the users requirement, the user may choose various licensing options. The Antivirus program has to be renewed and updated as indicated by the manufacturer as new virus and worms keep coming with new codes. Some viruses are so powerful that they wipe out the entire data stored in the hard disk of the computers. So it is important to load a suitable Antivirus software in your system to protect your valuable data. Apart from the viruses that damage your hardware components like BIOS, there are also spy viruses that captures users keystrokes and transmits the valuable data like credit card information, password etc., So if you have been thinking Antivirus software is not required, better change your mind.